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by Robin Melanson
When I design, mostly the ideas just sort of just pop into my head, nearly fully-formed as I go about minding my own business. It can be as simple as reading a line of a poem — then shazaam! Sweater! I enjoy drawing, so sometimes I will sketch out several different options before I decide which one it will become, but I have a weird secretive paranoia about showing sketches to anyone before they are accepted (you know—so they don't get the jinx on them). I like to look through my old sketchbooks to rediscover ideas I had forgotten about, I doodle mindlessly a lot, and sometimes I don't know what it is supposed to be until much later—but until then, it doesn't see the light of day. Like a secret cave of ideas. However, Stormsvale was one of the lightning-strike ideas; I knew exactly what it was going to be when I thought of it.
When I was putting together colour combinations for Stormsvale, I thought it was really great that I actually had a lot of input in the colour choices, which is not always the case when working with a magazine. Sometimes your palette is etched in stone (with someone else's chisel), or you must tailor your ideal choice to fit the available colours in a given yarn. When choosing yarns for colourwork, it's a luxury to use a yarn that comes inat least fifty colours, though I understand that yarns with large ranges can be a stockist's nightmare.
I kind of like it when I have some parameters for choosing colours, because otherwise the colour wank could go on and on for eternity. For example, 3-Ply Strikkegarn comes in seventy-five colours. I would like to use five colours. The number of possible permutations of five colours from a set of seventy-five is 2,071,126,800.
nPk = n!/(n-k)!
where n is the number of colours, and k is the number of slots you have available. That is over 2 billion choices, as long as I am not picky about what colour goes where. However, I am picky, and we know that not all of the colours will work together. Some smarty-pants mathematician could probably tell me how many useable combinations there could be if I divided up the colours into value groups and made up some kind of rule set, like no mixing pastels with safety-orange, or no white and off-white together. I know of someone who could eat an equation like that for breakfast. However, I spent a good deal of math class at Tim Horton's (the donut chain store in Canada) — where, if you could pick two doughnuts out of a field of fifteen flavours, you would have 210 possible choices (actually that would be 105 combinations, because I consider Boston cream + honey cruller to be the same as honey cruller + Boston cream).
With yarn (as with doughnuts) everyone has their favourite flavours. So I narrowed my choice of 2,071,126,800 combinations down to about six (I am indeed very picky) and then I thought about it a while longer, and added five more, parameters being:
1. Main Colour does not equal red—because although I adore red and variations thereof, red was already assigned.
2. Will look good photographed on a New England shore.
3. Good combination for winter.
4. Pleasing to Kate.
5. Pleasing to me.
Below are the last five. Actually, I lie—there are thirteen here if you count the various options. We went with number four (eleven?). I tend to favour strong colour combinations, and deeper tones. And I love a good gunmetal grey. And alliterative verse. And I managed to sneak in some red anyhow. The numbers refer to the Strikkegarn colour cards which you can see here.
MC: 1387 Dk. Steel Grey
A: 141 Red Violet
B: 128 Cranberry Red
C: 124 Bright Red
D: 150 Old Gold
OR the inverse of this (with the Old Gold at the outer edges and the RedViolet in the centre)
MC: 1387 Dk. Steel Grey
A: 146 Gold
B: 160 Orange Gold
C: 124 Bright Red
D: 141 Red Violet OR 173 Deep Magenta OR 33/66 Deep Aqua Blue OR 138 Med. Grey Blue
MC: 8/60 Very Dk. Olive Green
A: 7/61 Olive Green
B: 150 Old Gold
C: 120 Lt. Yellow
D: 140 Old Rose OR 7/71 Dk. Rose
MC: 1387 Dk. Steel Grey
A: 33/66 Deep Aqua Blue
B: 138 Med. Grey Blue
C: 1287 Steel Grey
D: 144 Berry Red OR 173 Deep Magenta OR 174 Red
MC: 133 Deep Brown
A: 127 Dk Rust Red
B: 181 Cinnamon
C: 146 Gold
D: 120 Lt. Yellow OR 43/61 Tan


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Docs rate top specialty reps
Physicians were asked to rank the companies that have the best general sales reps, specialty sales reps and medical science liaisons as part of "Specialty Reps 2007: An Influential Force," a recent Verispan survey of 4,000 physicians from across 24 specialties.
Here's a look at what docs from each specialty had to say about the specialty sales reps that serve them.
Cardiologists rated Pfizer, Merck and Novartis first, second and third respectively as the companies with the best specialty sales forces.
Gastroenterologists rated AstraZeneca, TAP and Abbott as the top three sales forces for specialty reps.
Neurologists/neurosurgeons ranked Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, UCB and Novartis as having the best specialty reps.
OB/GYNs ranked Wyeth, Ortho-McNeil and Bayer first, second and third, respectively in terms of best specialty reps.
Oncologists rated Genentech, Amgen and Novartis as having the best specialty reps.
Ophthalmologists ranked Alcon, Allergan and Pfizer as the leasing sales forces in terms of specialty reps.
Pediatricians ranked Merck, GlaxoSmithKline and Shire as the top three sales forces for specialty reps.
Psychiatrists ranked Eli Lilly, Janssen and Pfizer as having the leading specialty sales reps.
Urologists rated Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis and GlaxoSmithKline first, second and third, in terms of best specialty reps.


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Human Head is perfect as an aperitif or as a main meal. All ingredients can be found at your local supermarket, either on the shelves or on foot.
- Human
- Water (6L)
- Carrots - diced (1 cup)
- Potatoes - diced (1 cup)
- Mixed herbs
- Salt, to taste
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Selection of the head should not be undertaken lightly; because the fat carries most of the flavour, morbidly obese individuals are often the choice of experts. All skin and hair should be removed prior to cooking. This process can be done quickly after severing the head, or drawn out over a period of approximately two weeks prior to death. Remove and set aside the eyes and tongue.
- Add 4L of water to a large stockpot and bring to the boil.
- Add the prepared head, reduce heat and allow to stew for about three hours.
- Remove the head and allow both the head and liquid to cool.
- Remove all meat from the skull. Crack open the skull case and set aside the contents. Done artfully, the skull makes an excellent conversation piece.
- Filter the liquid, keeping only the broth (filtered liquid).
- Add the meat to a clean stockpot with 2L of water. Bring to the boil.
- Add broth, vegetables, mixed herbs and a pinch of salt.
- Reduce heat to simmer. Cook for three hours or until deemed ready for consumption.
- While hot, add the eyes and tongue and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
Serves up to six mentally disturbed individuals, or five members of the general public plus a mentally disturbed chef. Also can be used to feed the visually challenged.
Use a white serving bowl and garnish with chopped spring onions and parsley immediately prior to serving. The guest of honour is usually awarded the eyes and his/her spouse with the tongue, unless the spouse is the meal, in which case the tongue may be served to any individual at the table.
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The Firth/Shelley Distinguished Young Women contest will begin at 7 p.m. this Friday, at the Firth High School Auditorium. The theme is "Toes in the Sand."
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° Megan Walker, daughter of Samuel and Gayla Walker, attends Firth High School. She plans to major in commercial music at BYU. For her talent, she will sing, "Somebody's Perfect," that she composed herself.
° Emily Marie Warner, daughter of Donald and Christine Warner, attends Firth High School. Her career goals are to be a nurse anesthetist or a nuclear chemist. She hopes to attend either ISU, BYU or Utah State. For her talent, she will perform a jazz lyrical dance to "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel.
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I began my service with 2 lines of basic/minimum service. I received an email ad & wanted to take advantage of a promotional buy 1 get 1 free on a phone which required an upgrade in both phones & phone plans. When I went to place the order for the 2 phones & reviewed the order I suspected that I was only going to receive 1 phone. A call to Cricket confirmed that suspicion so I refused to accept the package when it was delivered. I then started to try to place the order so that I would receive the 2 phones. I was never able to place the order so that the 2 phones were confirmed on the order page. Multiple calls to Cricket were unsuccessful.
This was the beginning of the "merry-go-round" with customer service to which I was to become very familiar with over the following (approximate) week. Accepting my defeat in trying to order the buy 1 get 1 free, I opted to upgrade 1 phone/1 phone plan. I then re-ordered the self-same phone that I refused to accept (as described above). I received this package without incident. Trying to watch my pennies & nickels, I wanted to wait until I received the refund on the refused phone before I applied monies to upgrade the plan.
Eventually, a customer representative informed me that I would receive the refund within 3 days after Cricket received the refused package. I began to suspect that there would be no refund forthcoming & that I would eventually be forced to battle my way through the customer service "merry-go-round" to accomplish that. With judgement reservations I upgraded my plan so that I could begin to use the GPS/navigation feature (which is the sole purpose of my desire in upgrading the phone/phone plan. Thus, I received a receipt from Cricket verifying the upgrade.
Myself, my spouse, my daughter, my son & a (non-Cricket employee) tech all tried unsuccessfully to access the navigation feature. I made numerous calls through the "merry-go-round" & the phone connections were disconnected each time. My son has had approved permission in re my account since day one & he had a long talk with customer service & was eventually promised a follow-up call from Cricket to resolve the problem. If you guessed that the follow-up call never occurred, you're right!! I am left with no choice but to assume that the navigation access will never occur.
I will now address the refund. More than enough time has lapsed for Cricket to have received the refused package. The "merry-go-round" leaves me to suspect I can quit watching for the refund. I will elaborate on the "merry-go-round." It was my experience that if you finally manage to get past the automated system & are connected with a human, the human will be very nice & polite. But the human will give you a # to call for your issue because that is not their department. So, you call the number & get the very same jingle - they are very nice, but it is not their department. You are then given another number. And, guess what? It's the very same.
Now, after going through this several times, I began to get frustrated. If ever I began to say any words that sounded like a complaint, POW!! the line was disconnected. Please do not think that the disconnection followed cursing because that was not the case. I know that cursing is grounds for disconnection & even though I was frustrated, I was not stupid.
In fact, on one occasion, I even complimented the service representative on how well-trained they all were in how to Dodge the issue by having another number to refer the client to, or how to refer the client to a number where the automated system choices are inappropriate for the issue & how they can manage to disconnect the line whenever they wish. Obviously, I never got to finish saying these things. Even though I asked, I was never allowed to speak to a supervisor.
In finality, I never got the buy 1 get 1 free phones. I have not received the refund for the refused package. I have not been given access to the navigation feature that I purchased. Trying to solve these issues through customer service is not feasible. Needless to say, I am very dissatisfied with Cricket. I will finish out the month that I have already paid for before I change my cell phone service to a different carrier/provider.
I was informed by Cricket Communications to add flex bucket money to all three phones on my account prior to vacation, so I would have service while out of the calling area. I did as they requested but they gave me the incorrect instructions on how to program the phones so they never worked out of area. I was then forced to purchase 3 new phones while on vacation to the tune of about $500.00 just to have service. When I had my new numbers ported to the new service Cricket locked me out of my account and as a result my flex bucket money was not refunded.
Cricket said that they do not have to return that money. I don't know about you, but I am sick and tired of this type business practice. I have started a site to begin a class action lawsuit against them. Please join me at ** and let them know you too have had enough.
I purchased Cricket broadband about 3 weeks ago from a Cricket store no more than three blocks from my home. I tested the service in the store for internet connections and to specifically check to see if I could stream movies or music. In the store it worked, but at my home it would shut down after 10 minutes into the movie. I have Netflix and all I wanted to do was watch a movie! Cricket claims on its advertising that for $50 per month you could stream movies, games, music but what they didn't tell you is that it's in ten minute increments!
So, I tried to return the product the next day and I was told I could get my $50 back for the modem but not for the $50 of service. I was also told to sell my modem to someone else! WTF kind of crap is this? I am so reporting them to the Department of Justice for their deceptive and crappy service.
TUCSON, ARIZONA -- I purchased a Kyocera K132 phone from Cricket on 6-22-07. I was told at that time the phone would be replaced if any defects were found in the first 30 days, there was no mention of a fee to replace the phone in the first 30 days. Employee ID # **. On the 7-18-07 at 6:00 p.m. the display on the phone went blue and nothing on the screen could be read. On 07-19-07 I called the Cricket store and explained what was happening. He stated there was nothing that could be done - the phone would need to be replaced.
I drove to the store and waited for 45 min. for customer service to look at the phone. I was then told I must pay $10.00 in order to replace the phone for shipping and handling by employee # **. I explained the phone was less than 30 days old. The cricket employee then stated if I would have brought the phone in on the 23rd of this month she would then have charged me $45.00 to replace the phone. I was very upset and they did not care that I did nothing to the phone and that it was in fact defective.
She then asked me if I wanted to pay the $10.00 to replace the phone or not. I asked her what choice I had and she stated "Pay the replacement fee or keep the defective phone." She also stated I could call customer service at 1-800-CRICKET to see if they would credit the $10.00 back to my account. I paid the $10.00 and replaced the phone.
As soon as I arrived home I called 1-800-CRICKET. The person that answered the call was ** employee ID # **. I asked for a manager right off the bat. She would not get a manager and wanted to know what the problem was. I explained everything to her and she stated "Sorry for the inconvenience but it is our policy to charge a fee for replacement of the phone for shipping and handling." I then told her I should not have to pay to replace a phone that I did not damage in the first 30 days. I asked for a manager again.
After putting me on hold for 5 min. she stated there was no managers available and I could call beck. I told her I will wait as long as it takes for a manager to come to the phone. After some time ** employee ID # ** got on the phone and stated she was a manager. I explained everything to her and she said she could not do anything. I became upset and told her I would file a report with the BBB and she said that was not necessary and she would give me a $5.00 credit for my trouble. I explained to her the company charged me $10.00 and she would not credit any more.
She then stated she could not do anything else and I could file a complaint with whom ever I wanted. I then called Kyocera and spoke with ** ref. # **. I explained to them what was happening and she documented it all. I asked her if I was to have had sent the phone to them for service what would I have been charged. She informed me I would have paid nothing. Kyocera covers all shipping costs for defective phones. Cricket is making money off selling defective phones. They pay nothing for the phone to be fixed by Kyocera and they don't even pay a shipping fee for them to fix it, but they are charging their customers to replace the phones.
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE -- Had a Cell hooked up and paid 35.00 insurance for a cell phone replacement. They sold the cell phone to someone else and gave them my number. They never resolved this issue nor replace my phone or repay me. This Company are Alibaba and the Cricket thieves. If you don't have high anxieties you will after using Cricket Communication. Like Comcast Memphis, TN, nothing but thieves that mislead and fraud the consumer and the state can really care less. Call the FCC. Cricket is a company out of Ca. They can care less about the Consumer.
So far I have had my phone for 2 months, the phone itself seems pretty good (Motorola Slvr) and the reception service on the phone seem decent enough. I purchased my phone and plan online saving 20 bucks on the phone and getting first month free. A great deal. Right when I received my phone, they had given me the wrong area code phone number, so those without cell phones would have to call long distance. I had to take it to a local Cricket shop to have it changed. Next they had sent a letter with the phone saying I was automatically placed on automatic bill pay, but that turned out not to be the case.
I used their online system to set it up and it didn't work the first time, so I had to set it up again. In the beginning they shut off my phone because I assumed automatic bill pay would work and didn't. When I paid online my service was reactivated in a half hour, but they were charging me a fee for turning it on again. I called a customer service rep who I explained the situation to, he said he could remove it from my bill as a courtesy. I was grateful and ensured bill pay was set up and working.
As I reached the end of my second month, I noticed my online account still said I needed to pay the fee. I called customer service again and they said that I didn't need to worry about it. I asked that they update the account to reflect what they are telling me and they said it will be. I am really debating whether I should have purchased this phone at this point.


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Apple has been long-rumored to be prepping a Spotify and Pandora competitor called iRadio, but there has been one issue solidifying plans for its streaming service – getting all of the big three music labels on board. Fortunately with Apple's developer conference fast approaching, AllThingsD's sources say that the final music label, Sony Music, is now in the bag.
After finally getting Sony's signature and all three major music labels on board – that includes Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music – Apple may announce iRadio at the conference as early as Monday. Still, it's very possible that this is a pre-announcement of sorts: Developers will get an early look at Apple's music streaming service presumably as a way to get potential third-party developers on board, and the rest of us will likely have to wait to get our hands on the service.
Reportedly, the holdup with Sony was the fact that the music label wanted to earn royalties on every single Sony-owned song, even if the track was skipped or not played to its entirety. Whether Sony got its way or Apple talked them down is unclear, but Billboard reports that regardless, it was difficult for Apple to get all the publishers on board. Apple was offering 4.1 percent of ad revenue to the labels, while they were asking for between 10-15 percent. The agreement was eventually settled at 10 percent.
There aren't too many details on what iRadio will look like, but what's rumored is that it will work much like Pandora, but offer users the ability to play music stations based on listening habits. It won't be an on-demand service, however, like Rdio, Spotify, and Rhapsody, so you won't necessarily be able to pick the songs you want to listen to – hence Apple calling the service "iRadio." And to generate revenue, Apple has integrated its mobile ad platform, iAds.
According to the report, Apple isn't entirely out of the clear with Sony. The platform may still be working on finalizing deals with Sony's music publishing arm, Sony/ATV Music – this arm includes the acquired EMI Music publishing. However Billboard's sources claim that Sony/ATV have finally signed with Apple's iRadio.
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It is with great regret and sadness that we are "closing down" production of Rose & Thorn Journal after nearly 15 years.
This decision did not come easily, as it is always hard to let go of a long-held "labor of love."
We truly appreciate our wonderful volunteer staff. (You made each issue shine!) Likewise, the talented contributors of art, prose, and poetry. Your works filled every R&T edition with offerings for readers to enjoy. Thanks also to our supporters, fans, and friends.
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A term created for a maneuver implemented in the mini-game "Odd One Out" in the smash hit Icelandic video game Fuzion Frenzy in which the player passes off the bomb to another player precisely before time runs out causing that player to explode and lose. This move causes much frustration and occasionally anger in the "pummelchooked" player, due to the last minute "screw-over" by the opposition. "Pumblechook" is directly derived from, but in no way related to, "Uncle PumbleChuck" from Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
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Shaw downs Pittsburg St. to advance
Williams finishes the contest with 24 points and 11 boards
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Shaw battled back from an eight-point deficit in the second half to down Pittsburg State 61-58 and advance to the NCAA Division II semifinals for the second consecutive year in a game played Tuesday night at Bill Greehey Arena on the campus of St. Mary's University.
The Lady Bears outscored the Gorillas 9-1 midway through the second half, and battled to build and hold onto a small lead as PSU found a hot shooting touch from beyond the arc.
Shaw (27-6) advances to the national semifinal where they will take on Rollins. Last season, the Lady Bears lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Clayton State 63-46. Pittsburg State finishes its season with a 27-6 mark.
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The Lady Bears shot only 29 percent on the evening, but held the Gorillas to 35.1 percent and forced 20 PSU turnovers, compared to only 12 for Shaw. The Lady Bears scored 17 points off the miscues.
"Sometimes you have to win ugly," said Shaw head coach Jacques Curtis. "This was the type of game we expected. At this level, everyone can play. This was two teams battling it out and not wanting to go home. Our girls just found a way to win."
Shaw's defense carried the game, holding the normally high-powered PSU offense - which averages 71.6 points per game - to only 58.
"Defense is our image," said Shaw senior Kyria Buford. "I'm not the best at defense, but I do what I can. We do well in either 2-3 [zone] or man-to-man."
The Lady Bears ran the risk of losing the game in the first half, trailing the Gorillas by eight, 27-19, with 2:39 remaining on the first half clock. Sparked both by five points from Aslea Williams and a defensive effort by Shaw substitute Shemieka Brown, the Lady Bears scored nine in a row to close out the half and take a one-point lead into the locker room.
"Shemeika only played four minutes total, but when she came in in the first half, she completely changed the flow of the game," said Curtis. "She picked up their point guard full court, and they had to change who would bring the ball up the court."
The Gorillas opened the second half outscoring Shaw 7-1 to take a five-point lead, then extended their advantage to eight with 12:58 left in the game when Drew Roberts hit a 3-pointer to give PSU the 42-34 advantage.
Williams hit a jump shot off of a pass from Crystal Harris, and 30 seconds later made a pair of free throws to begin to put Shaw back in the game. Enonge' Stoval sank a layup to trim the Gorilla lead to only two, 42-40.
Trailing by three, Shaw's Harris - who finished the night 0-10 from the field - was fouled and sank two free throws. Two possessions later, Harris pulled in the offensive rebound, and missed the put back attempt three times before she was fouled and made one of two from the line to tie the score at 43 with 9:32 left in the game.
The two teams essentially traded buckets for the next six minutes. With 3:47 showing on the clock, Alexa Bordewick sank a 3-pointer for Pittsburg State to trim the Shaw lead to one, 53-52.
The Lady Bears scored the next seven points, building a 60-52 lead with only 18 seconds left. PSU hit two 3-pointers on either side of a Brittney Spencer free throw to make the final score 61-58.
Williams finished the contest with 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead both squads. Buford had 13 points. Seven other Lady Bears scored. Buford and Allyssa Lane had three assists apiece to pace Shaw.
Bordewick, on the back of four 3-pointers, finished the game with 16 points. Lizzy Jeronimus had 13 and Roberts had 11. Roberts led the Gorillas with seven rebounds and Bordewick had four assists.


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Judge says warrant needed to check drug database
By STEVEN DUBOIS
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PORTLAND — A federal judge in Portland ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency must get a warrant before accessing Oregon's pharmaceutical-monitoring database.
The state created the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to track prescriptions and help health-care providers identify abuse. But federal agents want information from the database to help with their drug investigations.
State law said police needed a court order to check the database. But the DEA asserted that federal law allowed the agency to access the information using what is known as an administrative subpoena, which does not involve a judge or require the government to show probable cause.
The state sued in 2012 and was joined by the American Civil Liberties Union.
"Although there is not an absolute right to privacy in prescription information, as patients must expect that physicians, pharmacists and other medical personnel can and must access their records, it is more than reasonable for patients to believe that law enforcement agencies will not have unfettered access to their records," U.S. District Judge Ancer L. Haggerty wrote in his 16-page opinion.
ACLU attorney Nathan Freed Wessler praised the decision as a victory for privacy.
"The court rightly rejected the government's extreme argument that patients give up their privacy rights by receiving medical treatment from doctors and pharmacists," he said in a statement.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Danielson argued the case on behalf of the DEA. He did not return a phone call seeking comment.
Oregon lawmakers approved the prescription database in 2009, and it became fully operational two years later. A pharmacy must electronically report information about the quantity and type of drug dispensed, as well as identifying information about the patient and doctor who prescribed the medication.
About 7 million prescription records are uploaded to the system each year, according to Haggerty's opinion.
According to court records, the DEA on Sept. 11, 2012, issued an administrative subpoena demanding the prescription records of a patient. The DEA issued another one six days later, requesting a summary of all drugs prescribed by two doctors. The state balked, starting the legal fight.


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Joseph L. "Jagg" VonArx, 55, of 1590 Burning Well Rd., Wilcox, died Saturday afternoon, Nov. 30, 2013 at Kane Community Hospital in Kane.He was born Nov. 26, 1958 in Kane, son of the late Keith VonArx and Patricia Machowiak VonArx Feronti.He resided in Wilcox most of his life, and was formerly of St. Marys and Thermopolis, Wyo. He was a member of Wilcox Sportsmen's Club, Wilcox Legion, and had been employed by Redmond's Redi-Mix for 10 years, ECI Construction for many years, and had also worked for drilling companies in Wyoming for many years. He is survived by his partner, Denise Herzing of Wilcox; a daughter, Melissa VonArx of Reynoldsville; two step-daughters, Krista Detwiler and Angelee Herzing, both of Wilcox; four grandchildren, Christian, Micayla and Landon Martin and Dalton Detwiler; one sister, Jill, Mrs. Eric Koski of Elmira, N.Y.; one brother, John "Chet" VonArx of Rock Springs, Wyo.; and two nephews, Jack and Elliott Koski.He was preceded in death by his parents.A Funeral Service for Joseph L. "Jagg" VonArx will be conducted at the Anthony F. Ferragine Funeral Home on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Mark Cantaral, Pastor of Wilcox Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Wilcox Cemetery.Friends will be received at the Anthony F. Ferragine Funeral Home, 401 Chestnut Street, Johnsonburg, on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. to service time at 11 a.m.Share your condolences at www.ferraginefuneralhome.com.


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In this thread my son Joost and I want to introduce our near-space PongSat-18x project. We have several questions and hope that forum members are willing to join in design discussions; we'll keep you informed about our progress. The idea is that this miniature 18X-based satellite will fly within a month towards near-space.
A pongsat (http://www.jpaerospace.com/pongsat/index.htm) is an experiment that fits inside a pingpong ball and will be flown to the near-space area (about 30 kms high if we are lucky) free of charge by company called JPAerospace. There have been some Basic Stamp and picaxe-based pongsats before. They have recorded the temperature at the beginning of the trip in the air; at some point the temperature gets so low that an ordinary battery freezes and thus the experiment finishes, long before the highest altitude has been reached.
We have registered for the planned flight of 2 May, and we decided to aim a little bit higher. Our goals are:
- To develop a picaxe-based pongsat that functions properly through the *whole* flight (this implies that very low temperatures (-70 Degr. C or less) may be encountered),
- To do a large number of measurements (not just temperature) very regularly and thus learn about the atmosphere.
- To test a number of sensors for their appliccability
- To run the project like a real space project, i.e. build and test prototypes thoroughly and under "harsh conditions", thorough preparation etc.
Like in a real space projects there is the risk of total failure in several stages, but that's what we happily take for given ;o) The road towards it is as exciting as the final flight and data retrieval.
Here are some impressions of our designs:
picture 1: Pongsat, print layout scetch and special battery that fits within the PongSat
picture 2: Project elements: prototype testing model (based on Philips EE system, http://www.kranenborg.org/ee/ , with identical circuit)
Central to the idea is a PICAXE-18X based flight computer that is designed for very harsh conditions: low voltage due to very low temperatures. The computer is powered by a special Lithium polymer battery that has a guaranteed functionality down to -65 degs C !
picture 3: Circuit diagram
The circuit reveals that the flight computer has similarities with Rev-Eds datalogger kit, however we use different components that can operate under very low voltages (1.8V); the battery can operate at very low temperatures but the voltage drop at low temperatures is considerable as well and may be below the "standard" 2.7V limit.
The computer has 7 sensors (whereof 4 analog), all served by the 18X (how? thanks to hippy's pokings, see the following link: http://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9086 ):
- Internal temperature (digital, DS18B20)
- External temperature (analog, thermistor outside)
- Tilt sensor (internal, requires the pongsat to be in fixed position), to indirectly measure wind effect, obtained via Rev-Ed
- Vibration sensor (another way of indirectly measuring wind speed, also via Rev-Ed)
- Two light sensors (using LEDs with inverse charging/discharging) to measure darkening effect at high altitudes (inspired by wilf_nv, see http://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5945 ). The LED will also be used in a normal way to indicate proper functioning at start-up
- Battery voltage monitoring for measuring voltage drop at low temperatures (Using MAX6018 voltage reference device)
All information will be stored in the special low-voltage 24AA512 EEPROM with an interval of approx. 20 secs.
As you can see development is at full speed now (I'll do mostly hardware, Joost has begun programming, we do the prototype model together), we'll come back soon with a lot of issues that we would like to get help with. Meanwhile we are open for any discussions on the design!
Jurjen & Joost Kranenborg


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Acting on Behalf of Peace
Peace Buddha Girl by Susan Shie
What can you do to help bring about peace? Peace in your school, within your family, in the community and peace within the world. It seems like such an overwhelming task. However, it isn't so big when you start by taking small steps. Each of these steps adds up. Get others involved and then the steps double, triple and quadruple. Below are some ideas about how to act on behalf of peace. Select one or create your own and plan the activity. What would it take to see your idea "come to life"? Consider who should be involved, when it will happen, what will you need to do the project, etc.? Remember it will be easier if you have more people involved, and keep in mind that peace starts in our own backyards.
- Organize a sing out session for peace. Ask teachers, adults and friends the names of songs that might be included in the sing out. Don't forget some of the standards, John Lennon's "Imagine" and Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind." Don't forget you'll need song sheets so everyone can join in and you'll need someone to take the lead on each song. You might even consider combining the sing out with sharing ethnic food.
- Create a peace park or garden. Perhaps this could be in your neighborhood or even on school grounds. Consider what would be in this park (i.e., plants, trees, flowers, rocks, pathways, areas to sit and reflect, sculpture, etc.). You'll need to map out the area and research planting season information. You'll also have to have a plan for how the park or garden will be cared for year round. Don't forget about planning the dedication of the park. Who will be invited to talk, what will happen at the dedication, etc.?
- Design a peace mural. There are books on how to create murals that you will want to check out. There are several different types of murals you may consider: shadow murals, collage murals, mixed media as well as murals that are more traditional. What is it that you want your mural to depict? Who will be involved in creating the mural? Who will be in charge? Will it be painted on a wall or on another surface (i.e., masonite board, canvas or paper)? Where will it hang? Just as with the peace park or garden you will need to plan for a dedication ceremony.
- Sponsor a peace day. This could be a school event or the community could be invited. It could happen during the week or on the weekend. Think about all the things that could be done in this day. Poems, readings, art exhibits, group discussions, etc. The possibilities are endless. As with all of the other peace ideas this one takes a great deal of thought, planning and organizing others in order for the event to be successful.
- Sponsor a series of peace events. Select books or videos that have peace as a theme. Work with teachers and others to prepare study and discussion questions. Get as many classes or groups involved in the activities. Create posters to announce the readings or showings.
Don't forget to publicize your project and activities in the local and school newspapers. Arrange for interviews to get your messages out.


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Yay Ka-Boom-Boom
|Yay Ka-Boom-Boom
Wu Zi Mu tells Carl Johnson and Cesar Vialpando about destroying the Loco Syndicate drug factory
|GTA San Andreas
|Wu Zi Mu
|Yay factory
|Doherty Garage, San Fierro.
Tierra Robada
Bone County
Las Venturas access
Zeroing In (with Back to School)
Beat The Cock! (triathlons)
Yay Ka-Boom-Boom is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, given to protagonist Carl Johnson by San Fierro Triads leader Wu Zi Mu from the garage at Doherty, San Fierro, San Andreas.
The Loco Syndicate is now finished, and the only thing left to do is to destroy the yay factory in Doherty. Wu Zi Mu's guy has set a wired car for the job. Carl then goes to the garage in Downtown. CJ picks up the car and goes to the factory. The gate is closed and there are two guards. Carl kills the guards and the gate is opened. Here, more men inside try to kill CJ, who eventually kills them all. CJ gets inside the factory and parks near the chemical containers. He activates the bomb and he has to run away. He gets out of the building, and a car gets in the factory. Carl kills the people carried by the vehicle, and gets out of the factory via a ramp, since the gate was closed. Carl safely gets back to his garage, ending his syndicate worries in San Fierro.
Cesar Vialpando: Carl! You're a fucking hero down in LS, I just spoke to my cousin.
Carl Johnson: Not wit' my people I ain't. Shit's still fucked up. Man, I got homies I used to run with that turn their back on me, over this.
Cesar Vialpando: Yeah, well, what are you going to do, huh?
Carl Johnson; Fucking Ryder man! That was my homie! And I've killed him!
Cesar Vialpando: Fucking midget deserved it, eh. Little asshole tried to bang your sister, you know that?
Carl Johnson: ...No...For real...? Shit. Maybe you're right, then, man. But...
Cesar Vialpando: Cheer the fuck up! You're going soft on me, man. You did something good, eh?
Wu Zi Mu: Yes you did. But this isn't over yet.
Carl Johnson: What you mean?
Wu Zi Mu: Well, your former friends have a factory. And the way I see it, if you take that out, you will have put them out of business for good.
(Outside the garage, phone ringing, Carl answers)
Carl Johnson: Yeah?
Guy: CJ?
Carl Johnson: Who is this?
Guy: I work for Woozie he told me to call you.
Carl Johnson: Alright, wassup?
Guy: I'm rigging a car with explosives so you can take out the crack factory! Drop 'round the garage Downtown.
Carl Johnson: Cool. I'll be at you in a minute.
(Carl arrives at the garage in Downtown)
Carl Johnson: Hey man, is it ready?
Guy: She's all set. Get in. She's packing enough to take out that crack lab. I've wired in a delay timer, to give you time to get out.
Carl Johnson: Cool. Good lookin'.
(Carl, arriving at the factory)
Factory worker: We're being hit! Open the gates and waste the dumb fuck, holmes!
Post-mission phone call script
Carl Johnson: Speak on it
Mike Toreno: This is a friend of yours. I've got some information relating to your brother. Come to my ranch and I'll explain. It's in Tierra Robada, cross the Garver Bridge, head south.
Carl Johnson: Who the fuck is this?
Mike Toreno: I can't talk right now, get your ass over here.
Carl Johnson: Moms always told me not to talk to strangers
Mike Toreno: And look what happend to the bitch, now if you want your brother to go to sleep tonight with his tongue intact get your ass over here. Goodbye.
The rewards for this mission are $25,000 and increased respect. The missions Monster and Zeroing In are unlocked, with the latter mission needing the Driving School to be passed first. The M4 Carbine is unlocked for purchase at Ammu-Nation. The Gant Bridge, the Kincaid Bridge and the Garver Bridges are now open, granting access to Tierra Robada, Bone County and Las Venturas. Most amenities in Las Venturas are available, including the casinos, with the major exception being CJ cannot buy safehouses yet; that ability is unlocked by a later mission.
- The wired car has a special numberplate 'TIME8OMB'
- The mechanic's voice actor, who supplies CJ with the rigged car, also voices many other characters in the game including Guppy.
- In previous games,when you drive a car that has a bomb, a damage bar appears, which if filled up, makes the vehicle explode. In this mission, you drive a rigged car, but there's no damage bar.
- The rigged car also does not explode any differently than a normal car, even though its fully loaded with explosives that would go off as the car explodes.
- Jumping from the ramp will give you a unique stunt jump bonus. If the jump wasn't successful, try again after the mission. The gate will be opened.
- There is a subtitle error in the post mission phone call; CJ says' Speak on it', however the subtitle's read 'Yes?'
- If you destroy your escape car, another Voodoo will spawn elsewhere in the yard.
Carl Johnson picks up the rigged car from Wu Zi Mu's mechanic.
Carl Johnson parking the rigged car inside the factory.
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Guide to Geologic Hazards in Alaska
- Active fault
- A fault on which slip has occurred recently and is likely to occur in the future. [In terms of active faulting, "recently" is often defined as within the past 10,000, 13,000, or 1.6 million years before present depending on the source cited.] (Neuendorf, K.K.E. and others, 2005)
- DGGS online catalog of government agency publications relating to: Active fault
- Geological Society of America (GSA): Neotectonic map of Alaska


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New York isn't the only city to be blessed with out-of-use elevated railway-- while back home in Chicago last year, I took a hike on the Bloomingdale Trail, the three-mile-long unused rail embankment that runs through Chicago's residential west side.
The plant-covered trail, which trains stopped using in the 1980's, is just 15 feet tall and runs in close proximity to neighborhood schools, playgrounds, and backyards. Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail started in 2003 to seize this exciting opportunity to create new community recreation and park space.
Like the High Line, these tracks were initially laid on street level (as part of the Canadian Pacific Railway) in the late 19th Century as part of a comprehensive rail plan for Chicago. They were later elevated to accommodate street traffic.
The City of Chicago is supportive of the plan to use the trail as a park and greenway, and is trying to acquire parcels adjacent to the trail for future access points. The Trust for Public Land is also on board with helping to acquire these sites.
The project has been recommended for $2.6M in Federal Funding through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (an early source of funding for the High Line). Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail is conducting a community visioning survey (with over 700 submitted already), and has planned events to encourage mural painting underneath the trail and other events to get the word out.
They've also just hired their first paid staff member, so more exciting news is sure to come. More great photos here and here.
Other similar projects are on the High Line's Web site.


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The national economy continued to expand during the survey period from October through mid-November but at a slower rate compared with the previous survey period, according to results from the Federal Reserve Bank's Beige Book, an informal survey of businesses in the 12 federal districts, referred to by their headquarters cities. Among districts, seven reported a slower pace of economic activity while the rest revealed a modest increase or mixed conditions. A few districts reported emerging signs of declining demand for commercial space. However, construction of commercial and public buildings and infrastructure projects remained high in most districts, partly offsetting low residential building activity and helping to limit losses in overall construction employment.
In more residential news, the S&P/Case-Shiller home price indexes reported declines through September for the United States as a whole, for 10 large metro areas, and for 15 of the 20 largest metro areas. "The third quarter decline, at 1.7%, was the largest quarterly decline in the index's 21-year history," says Robert J. Shiller, chief economist at MacroMarkets LLC. "The year-over-year decline posted its second consecutive record low at –4.5%. All 20 metro areas were in decline in September over August.


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MIAMI — With the final week of the NBA season now here, ticket prices are going into overdrive.
The online ticket resale site StubHub showed just about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on the secondary markets in Miami for Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
Standing-room only prices were bottoming out at $185. For an actual seat, the lowest price was $199. The cheapest seat in the lower bowl of the arena was going for $475.
And for courtside seats, the average price for what was available was about $23,000 — apiece. Somehow, they were far below the highest asking price.
Even a pair of seats, 25 rows from the court, listed for $80,000 apiece. During the season, those same seats might be available for about $100 each.
If Miami wins on Tuesday and forces a winner-take-all Game 7 on Thursday night, much less inventory will be available for purchase online, with the lowest in-the-door price being $385, or more than double what it is for Game 6.
Allen for eight
Ray Allen for 3, that happens on a regular basis. After all, the Miami Heat guard is the NBA's all-time 3-pointer leader.
Allen — or anyone else, really — for 4, that's still rare.
So then, Allen for 8?
Allen became the 13th player in NBA Finals history to make a four-point play when he connected on a 3-pointer while getting fouled in Game 5 of the series at San Antonio on Sunday night. That came when he got fouled by Tony Parker.
And for good measure, he did it again later in the game, making a 3-pointer while getting fouled by Danny Green, who broke Allen's record for most overall 3-pointers in a Finals.
There have been two four-point plays in the same Finals game before — with the Heat also involved in those — but never two by the same player. Jerry Stackhouse (fouled by Dwyane Wade) and Josh Howard (fouled by Antoine Walker) both had them in Game 2 of the 2006 series for the Dallas Mavericks.
There was just one four-point play in last year's finals, coming when Derek Fisher converted for Oklahoma City while getting fouled by Miami's Mario Chalmers in Game 3.
Besides Allen, Stackhouse, Howard and Fisher, the other players with a four-point play in a Finals game are Andrew Toney, Scott Wedman, Toni Kukoc, Hersey Hawkins, Glen Rice, Reggie Miller, Manu Ginobili, Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant.
Been done before
Three teams have gone into Game 6 of the NBA Finals on their home court down 3-2 in the series, and wound up winning the championship.
The Los Angeles Lakers (coached then by current Heat President Pat Riley) did it against Detroit in 1988. The Houston Rockets did it in 1994 against the New York Knicks (the Knicks The Lakers did it again in 2010 by beating Boston.
"This is the reason that you play 82 games, to get home-court," Heat forward Chris Bosh said. "And we have to defend home-court."
COMMISH SOAKS IT UP: Commissioner David Stern opened his last NBA Finals with a press conference before Game 1 in which he expressed hesitancy to do much reflecting on his three decades in charge, or presiding over his last championship series.
As he walked around AT&T Center before Game 5, he couldn't help but smile a little bit as he soaked it all in and considered what it's all meant.
"I have the best job in the world and I have the best colleagues in the world and they're ready to take it to the next level," Stern said. "I'm going to miss a little bit being at the center of it, but I'm going to continue working internationally to grow the game on a global basis and watch the success of my friends and colleagues at the NBA."
Stern will step down next February, handing the reins to Adam Silver. During an appearance on NBA TV before the Spurs beat the Heat, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley reiterated his long-stated belief that Stern is the best commissioner in American pro sports history. Never one to be sheepish, Stern did seem taken aback by the public gesture.
"Honestly I'm a little bit embarrassed by it," Stern said. "We know when I took over the average salary was $250,000. Now it's $5.5 million. It's not because of me. But on my watch that happened. And I think the guys that were there for the whole time appreciate the growth."
MOVES LIKE BOWEN: After Danny Green hit six more 3-pointers to break Ray Allen's record for 3-pointers in an NBA Finals series, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked if he saw any similarities in the paths Green and former defensive stopper Bruce Bowen took to the NBA.
Both took circuitous routes to get to the Spurs, and both would emerge as reliable spot-up shooters and strong defenders. Bowen was considered an elite defender in his day with the Spurs, while Green is shooting the 3 better than anyone has in finals history.
"I guess they both are similar in the fact that neither one of them has any moves," Popovich deadpanned. "They just shoot it. They don't really dribble or do anything else. They just shoot it. So in that sense, they are kind of similar."
To be fair, Green did score on a couple of backdoor cuts near the basket, but there is no doubt that he has done most of his damage by hanging out around the perimeter and waiting for the ball to swing to him.
"I've been getting lucky," Green said. "I was moving around a lot. Our transition helps us, our pace. Tony penetrating and Manu penetrating, making the defense collapse is the reason why I've been getting open. Luckily a couple have dropped for me."
AP basketball writer Jon Krawczynski contributed to this story.


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Angel boy costume for Christmas and Nativity plays
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by Irina Schwab
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The costume was made to order for a colleague's little boy.
I have searched high and low for a straightforward pattern, but no joy.
So I made mine using the following steps:
1. Piece of white satin (the child's height x 2 – for instance 2 meters) wide enough to cover the distance between child's fingers when he/she has the arms stretched.
2. Draw the contour of the costume with a pencil: a small gap for the neck, then the sleeves (I have designed big bell sleeves for a more dramatic impact) and slightly flared body.
3. cut through both layers of fabric.
4. At the back, cut a slit in the middle long enough to allow the head to get through. I used satin bias binding around the neckline and along the back slit. I sewn a tiny hook at the back.
5. Sew the sleeves and the body on the sides. Clip the fabric at the underarm, so it curves nicely.
6 Finish the bottom gown line and the sleeve with bias binding.
7. Decorate with silver or gold ribbons around the neckline, sleeve cuffs and bottom close to hem. You can apply to strips if you feel lucky!
8. Make two thin strips and sew on garment, where the waistline is.
9. Tidy up all seams and use a silver or gold thick cord for a belt. Optionally, use ribbon to make two crossed lines on the chest.
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The costume in the photos is modelled by my little boy Dominic. The halo was made from silver tinsel wrapped up around florist's wire.
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Dec 7, 2012, 08.48 PMby tejka
real angel;)
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He is a precious angel. …very nice costume design.
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After a long day of walking around the awesome riverfront and across the pedestrian bridge, riding the carousel, and generally checking out everything Chattanooga had to offer, we were starved. "We" being Team Oster, our friend Catherine, and her son, Noah, age 2, who met up with us for the weekend. We needed something relatively fast since it was getting late, and something that everyone would like. I suggested the Mellow Mushroom since pizza is usually a crowd pleaser. (I was also a little nostalgic about eating there since Satchel's first bite of pizza was at the Mellow Mushroom in Nashville when he was nine months old.) Catherine and Noah live in Ramallah, so Noah's not really used to eating pizza, but Catherine figured she could at least procure some pasta on his behalf.
We arrived around 6:30pm and there were several people there, but we had no trouble getting a table. The atmosphere was very laidback and bar-like, but there were plenty of families in attendance. Our very attentive waiter supplied us all with the beverage of our choice within minutes and we quickly decided on what we wanted to eat. Bruschetta and meatballs for Noah (there's no pasta on the menu!), a calzone for Catherine, a pepperoni pizza for Satchel and Jiro, and a Caesar salad & Kosmic Karma pizza for Warren and I to split. I mentioned we were starved, right? My only concern was that our pizza had a pesto sauce rather than a red sauce, my favorite, but the waiter happily agreed to bring me a side of sauce for dipping. Warren was very seriously considering ordering one of their witty t-shirts.
Catherine requested Noah's food ASAP and it came out amazingly fast. The monkeys were totally eyeing the meatballs and Catherine quickly offered them each one. Warren and I got our salad right away too so everyone was quite happy eating and chatting and enjoying each other's company. I hadn't dined with a two-year-old in quite some time and was very impressed by Noah's table manners. The monkeys, after going all day, were worn out enough to sit still, quietly eat, and participate in dinner conversation.
We had so much food on the table already I wondered how we'd fit the pizza, but thanks to the elevated metal racks, we had no problem. The pizza was really, really good. Ours had sundried tomatoes, spinach, feta, pesto and fresh tomatoes. Yum. Even the kids' pepperoni was extra tasty. It should come as no surprise to you that we ate everything and even had a second round of beers. (No one had to drive thanks to Chattanooga's free electric shuttle.) Jiro and Satchel claimed that they were still hungry and wanted more meatballs. Catherine thought Noah could probably eat another one, so I ordered some more.
I should have known better.
The restaurant was quite a bit fuller by then, and our waiter and the kitchen were much busier. Whereas our first order of meatballs came out in about five minutes, the second order took infinitely longer. The kids, who had now had a chance for their food to settle, didn't care about eating at all. They wanted to run around some more. We did a few bathroom runs and then let them play pee- a-boo at the railing adjacent to the table. It was time to leave. I called the waiter over and asked to cancel the order of meatballs, but he said they should be done. "Then box them up," I said, hoping someone would eat them before they went bad. (Our hotel room did not have a fridge or a microwave.) "And please bring the check."
By the time I got the check and the meatballs, Catherine and Warren were running the kids up and down the sidewalk outside. I took a quick look at the check, and it seemed a little high, but I just figured it was because it was for 6 instead of our usual 4. I was pretty happy with the service prior to the last order of meatballs, so I left our waiter a very nice 20% tip.
A few days later, back in Memphis, I took a closer look at the receipt. It already had an 18% gratuity added! No wonder! I was not happy about the waiter not mentioning this when he handed it to me. I didn't think a party of six would warrant an automatic gratuity-usually it's more people that that, right? Our waiter, while good, did not deserve an almost 40% tip! I thought about calling the restaurant, but decided it would be more trouble than it was worth. I learned a lesson the hard way. And a hard working waiter got a little bonus. Worse things have happened.
Oh, and just so you know, a Mellow Mushroom is slated to open in Germantown in 2010. Yep Nashville and Chattanooga get one in the urban center, we get one in the burbs. Oh, Memphis.
5 comments:
- Stephanie said...
I read in MBJ that the franchise owners wanted to put it in G'town to appeal to the youth sports crowd. While their logic may be a little off (there are kids everywhere in town!), that made me kind of happy because it means they want lots of kids in there.
- Ginger said...
Midtown totally deserves a Mellow Mushroom. Sigh.
- Iron Chef Mikimoto said...
...until that day comes, Midtown is stuck with the Pizza Cafe.
- Stacey Greenberg said...
hey, no dissing the Pizza Cafe on my blog, mister!
- Tiffanie said...
I was excited to hear it was coming to Germantown(it's closer to me since I live by Eads and Fisherville), but you're right it would fit in so much better in Midtown...and Midtown is so fun!! I visited the one in downtown Franklin, TN, LOVED it!!! If you ever get out there check it out and we took our little ones also, who loved it.


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LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech men's and No. 4 women's cross country teams dominated the Richard Clark Invitational presented by the Greater Springfield Sports Commission held in Springfield, Mo., as both teams put five runners in the top 10.
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The women's team continued in the first race of the day ran extremely well for its third-straight victory of the season. Five runners finished in the top seven of the race and it marks the third race of the season that the Lady Raiders have put five runners in the top 10.
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